I sold something on Craigslist last night and had to meet the buyer early this morning at a gas station. Since its a perfect day out and the item was small, I decided to ride my motorcycle. I pushed it out to the street about 6:15 am before I started it. The weather is nice … Continue reading “A Quiet Ride Into Work”
I’m the super happy proud owner of a new Hobie Adventure 16 kayak. Danelle and I took a test paddle last night with Perry of St. Louis Sail & Paddle. He was fantastically patient with us and brought a ton of boats out to the lake for us to try. Now I have a boat … Continue reading “A New Boat”
It was Saturday evening and Danelle came to me quite excited. She had that look in her eye like a kid waiting to go into a candy store. I’m not sure I have ever seen her with that look in her eye before. There was something urgent that she wanted to tell me. She started … Continue reading “Burning Bandit – 12.18.11”
We took a family trip out to the Melvin Price Lock and Dam. It is the 26th lock and dam on the Mississippi river located in Alton, Illinois. Since I’m constantly fascinated with the rivers, I decided that it would be a nice family trip. We needed something to do and they have free tours … Continue reading “Melvin Price Lock and Dam – 11.5.11”
In the days leading up to Halloween, we had to look at costumes. Corvin and I both liked the one below, but ultimately didn’t buy it. I think we looked good. But we were afraid that Lillis would come after us! We had an old piano in our garage and decided that it was time … Continue reading “October – 2011”
This was one of my most memorable Halloween days yet. Typically, Danelle takes the kids around to get candy. This year, we switched as I had a costume and wanted to go with the kids. Even the animals were festive this year! If you don’t believe me and my clowning around, check out the video, … Continue reading “Halloween – 2011”
Stop! Its time to go for another family Hike! It has been way to long since we went for a family hike, so we decided to do another one together. We went out to Greensfelder County Park for a hike. It was a pleasant quite hike, except that the park is mostly used for equestrian … Continue reading “Family Hike – 10/23/11”
Corvin wanted a soccer goal for his birthday. It was soccer season and he was getting quite good at it. So we got him a goal to play with. Of course, that meant that we had to play with him. We enjoy family activities and decided to make a night of soccer. We each took … Continue reading “Backyard Soccer – 10.15.11”